CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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“The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations. It was signed on June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and entered into force on October 24, 1945.

The United Nations can act on a wide variety of issues because of its unique international character and the powers conferred by its Charter, which is considered an international treaty. As such, the Charter of the United Nations is an instrument of international law and UN Member States are subject to it. The Charter of the United Nations codifies the fundamental principles of international relations, from the sovereign equality of States to the prohibition of the use of force in international relations.

Since the founding of the UN in 1945, the Organization's mission and work have been guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter, which was amended three times in 1963, 1965 and 1973.

The International Court of Justice, the main judicial body of the United Nations, operates in accordance with the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which is annexed to the Charter of the United Nations and forms an integral part of it. (See Chapter XIV, Article 92)”

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